UPPAbaby Cruz V3 vs Nuna TRIV next
At $900 the Cruz V3 costs $300 more than the TRIV next, and the TRIV next is 18.4 lb against the Cruz's 26.5, an 8.1 lb difference you feel on every lift. The TRIV next folds with one hand and stands up by itself, to 24 x 22.5 x 15 inches, a shorter package than the Cruz at 17 x 22.5 x 32.5. The tradeoff is the baby. Nuna recommends a PIPA car seat until about 6 months, and owners say the US seat does not lie flat and swallows small babies. The Cruz seat is suitable from birth with its insert, takes Mesa and Aria seats without adapters, and a PiggyBack board carries a sibling. Nuna's PIPA seat fits through an included ring adapter. Owners rate the TRIV next's fold highly for subways and small sedans, and praise the Cruz's big basket. Stairs and transit favor the TRIV next, but if the stroller also has to be the newborn setup, its lighter frame counts for less than the Cruz's flat seat.
Folded, the Nuna TRIV next makes a 4.69 cu ft box to the UPPAbaby Cruz V3's 7.19 cu ft. Neither fits a 22 x 14 x 9 in carry-on sizer: the UPPAbaby Cruz V3 misses by 10.5 in and the Nuna TRIV next by 8.5 in. The Nuna TRIV next is 8.1 lb lighter by its maker's figure (18.4 lb to 26.5 lb). The UPPAbaby Cruz V3 is newborn-ready as sold; the Nuna TRIV next needs a bassinet, insert or infant car seat for the first months. UPPAbaby Mesa seats click straight onto the UPPAbaby Cruz V3; every seat listed for the Nuna TRIV next needs an adapter.
UPPAbaby
UPPAbaby Cruz V3
~$900
Think of the Cruz as a Vista that stays a single: 3.2 inches narrower, a pound lighter, and rated from birth with its own lay-flat seat and insert.
Best for: One child, and UPPAbaby's ride without the Vista's width
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Nuna
Nuna TRIV next
~$600
This reversible-seat city stroller folds flat with one hand in either seat direction, keeping its included PIPA ring adapter attached through the fold.
Best for: City families pairing it with a PIPA seat for the first months
| Specification | UPPAbaby Cruz V3 | Nuna TRIV next |
|---|---|---|
| Approx. price | ~$900 | ~$600 |
| Type | Full-size | Full-size |
| Weight | 26.5 lb | 18.4 lb |
| Newborn lift weight | 26.5 lb (seat is from birth) | not published |
| Newborn option | Seat is rated from birth | Newborns ride in an infant car seat |
| Folded size | 17 x 22.5 x 32.5 in | 24 x 22.5 x 15 in |
| Carry-on check | Over by 10.5 in (3 sides over) | Over by 8.5 in (3 sides over) |
| Folded box | 7.19 cu ft | 4.69 cu ft |
| Unfolded size | 37.5 x 22.5 x 41.8 in | 33.5 x 22.5 x 42.25 in |
| Fold | not published | One-hand fold, stands when folded |
| Max child weight | 50 lb | 50 lb |
| Recline | One-handed, multi-position recline to lay-flat | 3 positions (Three-position, one-hand recline) |
| Car seats | 2 seat families: 2 click in directly | 1 seat family: 1 with an adapter |
| Warranty | 3 years | not published |
UPPAbaby Cruz V3: what it gives up
- No second-seat option; a sibling rides on the PiggyBack board at best
- 26.5 lb with the seat on, so the saving over the Vista V3 is barely noticeable
- Only $100 less than the Vista V3, which grows to three riders
Nuna TRIV next: what it gives up
- Nuna recommends a car seat rather than the stroller seat until about 6 months
- Only three recline positions
- Published weight excludes the insert, arm bar and canopy (about 2.6 lb more)
- Owners find the seat swallows small babies, with the harness straps reaching their faces
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